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Cape Town’s the real star of Apple’s Watch Series 4 ad

Apple may have been trying to showcase its new Apple Watch Series 4, but its one filming location in particular glimpsed within its new…

People are already trolling Apple over the iPhone’s new names

Apple may as well have launched an iPhone XD, because the internet’s heaping the hilarious hot takes on the company’s new smartphone names. Leaked…

Airbnb in South Africa: the numbers

Airbnb has hosted two-million guests in South Africa since 2008, the company today announced. This, and slew of other numbers, were presented by the…

The ‘end’ of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends coming soon)

Self-service retail is swooping across the globe; from online shopping to self-checkout, there’s a growing trend in retail environments that focuses on driving efficient…

Apple will livestream its iPhone launch on Twitter

If you don’t have a Mac, watching an Apple event live is always a pain in the ass. You couldn’t use any other browsers…

Facebook Lite now comes with Community Help feature

Last year, Facebook launched Community Help, a feature that allows people to communicate with, and help each other during times of crisis. Now the…

WhatsApp may soon be coming to your KaiOS feature phone

WhatsApp has announced a new version of its app will be available on the JioPhone, a phone that runs on KaiOS. KaiOS, based on…

Gawker Media signs union contract with its employees, the first at a digital media company

Gawker Media, a New York based online media company and blog network, founded and owned by Nick Denton, has announced that it has struck…

10 massive tech trends changing education

For many of the people reading this article, the pinnacle of technology in the classroom was the school’s computer room. But if they stepped…

You can help turn this Cape Town-made animated trailer into a graphic novel

A little under a year ago, an animated teaser trailer surfaced on Vimeo. The video, for a project called Kariba, quickly racked up over…

Where will It end? Why Apple vs the FBI affects all of us

Apple versus the FBI: which side are you on? Few technology stories, and even fewer cyber security issues, have broken into the mainstream media…

New to digital marketing? Your questions, answered

While the notion of being ‘new’ to the digital marketing industry might seem strange, there will always be a client, graduate or employee who…

6 ways to supercharge PR campaigns through influencers

Public Relations has undergone a massive shift in the past two years with the digital landscape opening up far more opportunities for brand exposure….

The proof is in the fingerprint: how biometrics are proving security doubters wrong

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has estimated that the cost of cybercrime to the global economy sits at a depressing $US…

In marketing? Here are 4 things you need to know about the latest in ad tech

Hearing the term “ad tech” makes most people think of data science and complicated formulas. While there’s a kernel of truth to this, ad…

Not another ‘Big Data’ article

If you are still reading it means we haven’t lost you at ‘big data’. It was ranked number 3 in the 2015 Language Monitor…

Digital impacts everything

The transition of all businesses to digital is inevitable. Its efficiencies, insights and transformative capabilities can’t be ignored. Yet we are currently living in…

Facebook launches Canvas, a DIY full-screen ad product

Facebook on Thursday announced the launch of Canvas, a new mobile product that allows video ads to play in full-screen whenever someone taps on…

Airbnb and me: a renter’s perspective

Listing my Sea Point flat on Airbnb was not a carefully carried out campaign for me. A friend, visiting nearby, led me to obnoxiously…

South Africa’s quest for smart cities: Today’s journey into tomorrow’s reality

In the past, the concept of smart cities may have been a lofty consideration for a Sunday afternoon, but smart cities are no longer…

WordPress now supports Google’s AMP, enabling its sites to load faster on mobile

WordPress has announced that it now supports Accelerated Mobile Pages, Google’s ambitious project that wants to make the web load faster on mobile. Introduced…

How CIOs can jump start a cost-effective digitalisation journey

Doing more with less is a constant challenge to IT organisations. There is continuous downward pressure on IT budgets, while expectations surrounding what can…

I bet you don’t even know your bank manager’s name

When was the last time you spoke to your bank manager? Better yet, do you even know your bank manager’s name? You don’t know…

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